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bob
(redirected from bobber)

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not be short of a bob or two  (British & Australian old-fashioned)
to have a lot of money This guy Lester that she's engaged to, he's not short of a bob or two you know.
See also: short, two

bits and pieces  (British, American & Australian) also bits and bobs (British)

small things of different types Can you tidy away all your bits and pieces before you go to bed? I put all the bits and bobs I can't find a home for in this drawer.
See love to bits
See also: and, bit, piece

Bob's your uncle!  (British & Australian informal)

something that you say after you have explained how to do something, to emphasize that it will be simple and successful You simply put on the stain remover, leave it for an hour and Bob's your uncle, the stain's gone.


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She caught her first bass on a cane pole with a bobber.
The SSP also includes a miniature float, like a fishing bobber.
If the groundwater level is up, it is possible that your septic tank could pop right out of the ground like a fishing bobber, ripping up all of the connected lines with it
 
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